# Virginia HB1075: State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility biennial rate review, reports.

Virginia HB1075, State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility biennial rate review, reports., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sam Rasoul (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-03-02 (Continued to 2027 in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 3-N)) (as of 2026-10-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1075-2026
- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1075
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility biennial rate review, reports.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-03-02, Continued to 2027 in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 3-N)
- Sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Commerce and Labor
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (122 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility; 2026 biennial rate review; report. Directs the State Corporation Commission to consider certain requirements in the 2026 review of the rates, terms, and conditions for the provision of generation and distribution services by Appalachian Power. The bill directs the Commission to review the decision by Appalachian Power to satisfy its capacity obligations with the regional transmission entity through a fixed resource requirement alternative. The bill also directs the Commission to conduct a review of Appalachian Power's efforts to improve system efficiency, resilience, and reliability to address rising costs of responding to severe weather events. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report summarizing its review and providing recommendations by September 1, 2027, or to include such report as part of an existing annual report.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Commerce and Labor | pass | 11 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 85 | 12 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-02: Continued to 2027 in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 3-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1075) (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (85-Y 12-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-16: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107701D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1075) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104884D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145924.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145923.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139472.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139471.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139198.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139197.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087324.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087323.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145924.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145923.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139472.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139471.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139198.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139197.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087324.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087323.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1075-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).